The early scratches of Off Limits from the Comely and Calibrachoa from the Carter have left the all-stakes late pick-4 at Aqueduct today a 6x8x8x4 proposition where I'm having trouble coming up with plausible longshots to beat the the logical favorites. Here's my cheat-sheet for the sequence, followed by some thoughts on each leg:

Wake up, international racing fans. I know it's not even 7 a.m. in California, but they've already started the World Cup card over in Dubai. You didn't miss any life-changing opportunities -- African Story, owned by Godolphin, won the Godolphin Mile, paying $3.20 to win in the U.S. betting pools.

St. Pete Beach, Fla. -- On the off chance you're not going to be in the neighborhood for the handicapping seminar I'm doing at Tampa Bay Downs Saturday morning at 10 a.m., here's my cheat sheet for the three stakes on the card -- the $100k Suncoast for 3-year-old fillies, the $150k G3 Hillsborough for older turf fillies, and the $350k G2 Tampa Bay Derby for 3-year-olds: